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Gallstone ileus – a well-known, but rarely encountered cause for small bowel obstruction
Radiology Case ReportsGallstone ileus is a well-known cause of small bowel obstruction in the radiological literature. In the experience of these authors, gallstone ileus occurs more often in quiz cases for registrars than in the everyday casework of a radiologist.
Thomas Ruder +2 more
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Gallstone ileus with Rigler’s triad in a 68-year-old male: An uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction [PDF]
Radiology Case ReportsGallstone ileus is a rare cause of mechanical bowel obstruction resulting from a gallstone migrating into the gastrointestinal tract through a biliodigestive fistula. It mostcommonly affects the distal ileum and is more prevalent in elderly patients.
Roberto Jose Ramayo-Pool +5 more
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Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, 2023 Gallstones are common, but rarely cause ileus. This case report illustrates the clinical course of a patient who developed gallstone ileus without any previously identified gallstone symptoms.
Inthujan, Shanmugarajah +2 more
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Gallstone ileus: diagnosis and treatment [PDF]
Waike lilun yu shijian, 2022 Objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of gallstone ileus and improve to recognize gallstone ileus. Methods The clinical data including clinical manifestations, imaging features, and treatment in 12 patients with gallstone ileus admitted to
WANG Guifu, LIU Renjie, BAI Dousheng, JIANG Guoqing, ZHANG Chi, WANG Qian, WANG Aoqing, JIN Shengjie
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Gallstone ileus: Unusual complication of cholelithiasis
Tungs’ Medical Journal, 2023 Gallstone ileus is an unusual complication of gallstone disease. However, gallstone ileus is a serious cause of mechanical bowel obstruction. Gallstone ileus affects older adult patients with underlying medical diseases. It occurs when a gallstone passes
Kuo-Feng Kao +4 more
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Gallstone Ileus in Octogenarians: Is Cholecystectomy Really Needed?
Acta Medica, 2023 Gallstone ileus is an uncommon complication of cholelithiasis and occurs when a gallstone migrates through a cholecystoenteric fistula and impacts within the gastrointestinal tract. Surgical intervention remains the treatment of choice, which consists of
Nikolaos Koliakos +7 more
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A Rare Cause of Ileus: Gallstone Ileus
Cerrahpaşa Medical Journal, 2021 Gallstone ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis. It usually develops when stones in the gallbladder or biliary tract are fistulize into the gastrointestinal tract.
Emre Tunç +3 more
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Gallstone ileus: A rare cause of small intestine obstruction
Clinical Case Reports, 2021 Gallstone ileus is a very rare cause of mechanical bowel obstruction with often‐delayed presentation and nonspecific symptoms. Aerobilia is found in approximately 50% of patients with gallstone ileus.
Francesk Mulita +9 more
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Gallstone ileus - the double challenge: case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery, 2016 Gallstone ileus is a rare condition which occurs as an evolutive complication of biliary lithiasis. It occurs after stone migration from extrahepatic biliary tree to the digestive lumen, mostly through a biliary-enteric fistula.
Petrişor Banu +5 more
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